Costa Rica Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Costa Rica arable land for 2021 was 243,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Costa Rica arable land for 2020 was 243,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Costa Rica arable land for 2019 was 243,000, a 3.76% decline from 2018.
- Costa Rica arable land for 2018 was 252,500, a 0.2% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Russia |
121,649,000 |
| China |
108,862,000 |
| Brazil |
58,252,760 |
| Kazakhstan |
29,669,700 |
| Mexico |
20,084,000 |
| Turkey |
19,881,000 |
| Thailand |
17,150,000 |
| Iran |
15,699,000 |
| South Africa |
12,000,000 |
| Romania |
8,588,000 |
| Algeria |
7,530,600 |
| Belarus |
5,624,000 |
| Iraq |
4,969,000 |
| Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
| Peru |
4,290,296 |
| Bulgaria |
3,500,476 |
| Cuba |
2,908,600 |
| Serbia |
2,615,000 |
| Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,089,000 |
| Colombia |
1,993,000 |
| Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
| Libya |
1,720,000 |
| Guatemala |
1,554,000 |
| Ecuador |
1,024,000 |
| Bosnia |
1,008,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
| Malaysia |
826,000 |
| Namibia |
800,000 |
| Albania |
599,900 |
| Armenia |
443,420 |
| Guyana |
420,000 |
| North Macedonia |
417,000 |
| Gabon |
325,000 |
| Botswana |
260,000 |
| Costa Rica |
243,000 |
| Jordan |
199,200 |
| Lebanon |
139,300 |
| Jamaica |
120,000 |
| Belize |
100,000 |
| Fiji |
76,800 |
| Mauritius |
75,000 |
| Suriname |
58,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
53,000 |
| Tonga |
20,000 |
| Samoa |
11,290 |
| Montenegro |
8,900 |
| Dominica |
6,000 |
| Maldives |
3,900 |
| Grenada |
3,000 |
| St. Lucia |
2,670 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
2,000 |
| American Samoa |
970 |
| Marshall Islands |
500 |
| Costa Rica Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
243,000 |
0.05 |
4.76% |
| 2020 |
243,000 |
0.05 |
4.76% |
| 2019 |
243,000 |
0.05 |
4.76% |
| 2018 |
252,500 |
0.05 |
4.95% |
| 2017 |
253,000 |
0.05 |
4.96% |
| 2016 |
253,500 |
0.05 |
4.96% |
| 2015 |
253,500 |
0.05 |
4.96% |
| 2014 |
232,000 |
0.05 |
4.54% |
| 2013 |
232,000 |
0.05 |
4.54% |
| 2012 |
232,000 |
0.05 |
4.54% |
| 2011 |
232,000 |
0.05 |
4.54% |
| 2010 |
225,000 |
0.05 |
4.41% |
| 2009 |
220,000 |
0.05 |
4.31% |
| 2008 |
200,000 |
0.04 |
3.92% |
| 2007 |
200,000 |
0.05 |
3.92% |
| 2006 |
210,000 |
0.05 |
4.11% |
| 2005 |
210,000 |
0.05 |
4.11% |
| 2004 |
210,000 |
0.05 |
4.11% |
| 2003 |
210,000 |
0.05 |
4.11% |
| 2002 |
200,000 |
0.05 |
3.92% |
| 2001 |
210,000 |
0.05 |
4.11% |
| 2000 |
210,000 |
0.05 |
4.11% |
| 1999 |
220,000 |
0.06 |
4.31% |
| 1998 |
210,000 |
0.06 |
4.11% |
| 1997 |
210,000 |
0.06 |
4.11% |
| 1996 |
210,000 |
0.06 |
4.11% |
| 1995 |
220,000 |
0.06 |
4.31% |
| 1994 |
230,000 |
0.07 |
4.50% |
| 1993 |
230,000 |
0.07 |
4.50% |
| 1992 |
250,000 |
0.08 |
4.90% |
| 1991 |
260,000 |
0.08 |
5.09% |
| 1990 |
260,000 |
0.08 |
5.09% |
| 1989 |
260,000 |
0.08 |
5.09% |
| 1988 |
280,000 |
0.09 |
5.48% |
| 1987 |
285,000 |
0.10 |
5.58% |
| 1986 |
285,000 |
0.10 |
5.58% |
| 1985 |
285,000 |
0.10 |
5.58% |
| 1984 |
283,000 |
0.11 |
5.54% |
| 1983 |
283,000 |
0.11 |
5.54% |
| 1982 |
283,000 |
0.11 |
5.54% |
| 1981 |
283,000 |
0.11 |
5.54% |
| 1980 |
283,000 |
0.12 |
5.54% |
| 1979 |
283,000 |
0.12 |
5.54% |
| 1978 |
283,000 |
0.12 |
5.54% |
| 1977 |
283,000 |
0.13 |
5.54% |
| 1976 |
283,000 |
0.13 |
5.54% |
| 1975 |
283,000 |
0.13 |
5.54% |
| 1974 |
283,000 |
0.14 |
5.54% |
| 1973 |
283,000 |
0.14 |
5.54% |
| 1972 |
285,000 |
0.15 |
5.58% |
| 1971 |
285,000 |
0.15 |
5.58% |
| 1970 |
285,000 |
0.15 |
5.58% |
| 1969 |
285,000 |
0.16 |
5.58% |
| 1968 |
285,000 |
0.16 |
5.58% |
| 1967 |
285,000 |
0.17 |
5.58% |
| 1966 |
285,000 |
0.17 |
5.58% |
| 1965 |
285,000 |
0.18 |
5.58% |
| 1964 |
285,000 |
0.18 |
5.58% |
| 1963 |
285,000 |
0.19 |
5.58% |
| 1962 |
285,000 |
0.20 |
5.58% |
| 1961 |
285,000 |
0.20 |
5.58% |
